# Re: Backlight control on Lombard PB

- From: Derek Homeier \<hidden\>
- Date: 2000-08-09 18:26:36 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2000/08/9371810
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2000/08/9371778/t.md

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On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Michael Schmitz wrote:

> > It should be in the linux-pmac-benh branch then, yeah? I rsynced again
> > from linuxcare.com.au yesterday (or rather 2:00 UT this morning), and the
> > problem still remains. Is there anything else to do, upgrade to a newer
> > BootX perhaps, or whatever?
>
> Compile you own kernel, and add a || machine_is_compatible("PowerBook1,1")
> right after the || machine_is_compatible("AAPL,PowerBook1999") in
> arch/ppc/kernel/pmac_support.c:register_backlight_controller(). That fixed
> it for me. I'll resync and see what BenH did there later today.
>
Hmm, there is a  || machine_is_compatible("AAPL,PowerBook1,1")
in it. I'll check the file I rsynced at home later.

							Derek


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